Package from Korea! (my CRITTERPALOOZA booty)

My goodies from Ellen Oh, via the Critterpalooza contest

I love contests, because contests have prizes, and it is ALWAYS fun to get something for free. :)

Ellen Oh sent me some Korean goodies and a book of my choice. (I chose MISTWOOD by Leah Cypess! Can't wait!) My son was so excited when the box came, he hardly had the patience for me to take a picture before he dove into the candy.

My almost-4yo giddy with dancing sugarplums

So since I have this great loot to remind me about Critter's cause, I'd be remiss if I didn't pass the reminder on to you, my awesome and always generous blog readers. 

Critter is being auctioned off in the next two days to the highest bidder and ONE HUNDRED PERCENT of the proceeds will go to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. That means owner Christy Evers and artist/creator Ian Sands aren't getting anything out of this, except the joy of giving. 

If you'd like to take part in the auction and possibly place the highest bid on CRITTER, whose been signed by the likes of Beth Revis of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, then do not pass GO, just skip straight over to...

THE AUCTION

Merry Christmas, everybody! I'm getting giddy myself with the visions of dancing sugarplums and family visits drawing nearer. I hope the season brings you as much joy wherever you are, and however you celebrate.

*******good vibes coming your way********

P.S. Monster big HOLIDAY 2010 SWAG BAG GIVEAWAY from The Best Damn Creative Writing Blog.

Awesome Live Chat Tuesday at 5pm EST: Magic Limitations

(banner by Kristal Shaff) If you have ideas for the OA owl's name, plz post in the comments! We're putting it up for popular vote.

Today is all about Operation Awesome news and updates.

TOMORROW is the first scheduled awesome live chat!

5:00-6:00pm Eastern Standard Time, Tuesday, October 5th.
Bring cookies to share.

We'll be talking about magical limitations in writing, or in other words, how to write believable magic without plot holes like, "Why didn't he just use his wand to make Voldemort appear, and then destroy him?"

Why not? Because you can't just make somebody else appear using your wand. And even if you could, Harry wouldn't know it because he was eleven when he found out he was a wizard.

That kind of awesome stuff. :)

Come join us and win some super magical door prizes, like these:


       














Don't forget! It's sure to be enlightening. Enter the chat room here.
(*whispers password* it's "awesome")

Update: In honor of our upcoming chat about magical limitations in writing, I wrote an article at the Best Damn Creative Writing Blog, which is simply the best damn creative writing blog. Hee hee. If you haven't hung out there yet, I'm giving you a reason to visit. I hope you'll stick around for a bit and check out the other new contributors. You can also follow the action on twitter.

And now, without further ado,

Writing is Magic